Gentle Caesarean Workshop -

Hypnosis and Mindfulness for birth are not just for low-risk births. Hypnosis, in particular, is very effective as at therapy for surgery, it can reduce anxiety, increase satisfaction and reduce recovery times. It is also perfect for managing any fears you have and being able to stay calm in moments of worry. The time you take preparing means that baby is benefiting from the reduction of stress hormones in pregnancy, which can make a positive impact on their brain development for life – well beyond birth.

Mindfulness and Connection

Mindfulness is superb for enabling you to connect with your body and your baby at a deep physical and emotional level in the hours leading up to the birth, which can have a powerful effect on your experience of birth.

Infant Feeding

Mothers who have prepared using hypnosis with Mindful Mamma for a gentle caesarean comment on how calm their babies are and they seem to have fewer problems with breastfeeding. Being relaxed before birth can have an impact on the quality of your milk and your let-down reflex, so optimising your internal and external environment can really help to give you the best opportunity to breastfeed, if that’s what you want.

Every birth is a birth and every birth should be meaningful in a positive way

When you prepare for a caesarean with mindful hypnobirthing you prepare a gentle caesarean for baby and a positive experience for you and your partner. Whether you have a caesarean or a physiological birth, you are birthing your baby. You have carried your baby for 9 months, you’ve done the hard part! Instead of surrendering your choices when it comes to caesarean birth, it’s certainly worth considering that how your baby is born can be affected by the choices you make. And you do have choices, even if you are having a caesarean birth.

If you are having a caesarean birth you can prepare mindfully. You can learn to find a calm centre, to feel connected with your body, you baby and the experience – without fear.

So What is a Gentle Caesarean?

Research by Prof Fisk explores how you can be very relaxed as you receive your anaesthetic, you can

request to have the lights down
have your own music on
under certain circumstances, request for your baby to be born slower and in a way that mimics a vaginal birth.
request delayed cord clamping
have the drapes lowered so you can announce the sex of your own baby.
ask for immediate skin to skin before weighing.

It’s often little things like requesting that monitoring pads are to the shoulders and back so that your chest is ready for skin to skin. During your workshop, your practitioner will be able to signpost you to research and resources on gentle caesareans so you can tailor the perfect plan for you.

Private Workshops

It may be more appropriate for you to do a private course with a practitioner who is trained to prepare you in this way. We have a well-researched framework that integrates, hypnosis, mindfulness and birth planning. Your practitioner will be trained to work within this framework, to create a tailor-made approach for you. This is a reflective approach so your practitioner will also explore your feelings around the birth and work with any fear, concerns or unresolved feelings either you or your partner may have.

How to Book

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select the category ‘Gentle Induction and Gentle Caesarean Practitioner’
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contact them to arrange times, dates and fees

The Mindful Hypnobirthing Way

Listen to the Mindful Mamma Preparing for a Caesarean Birth hypnosis mp3 throughout pregnancy
Learn some simple mindfulness exercises and connect daily with your baby
Read the affirmations daily
Learn about gentle caesareans and have a discussion with your consultant
Ask for immediate skin to skin
Use hypnosis and mindfulness post-birth to manage pain and discomfort
Hypnosis mp3s to stimulate milk and confidence in breastfeeding

Affirmations

I nurture and support my baby as he/she grows
I feel relaxed as I prepare for my baby’s birth
I connect with my baby while I relax and turn my attention inwards
I prepare myself confidently
I know that the decisions I make are the right ones for my baby and me
I am looking forward to holding my baby in my arms
I am confident that as I relax and trust my body my milk comes in
As I relax and let go my body heals itself quickly and comfortably

Listen to the MP3 set ‘Preparing for a Caesarean’

“I came in with a very sceptical husband who was telling his mates on Saturday night how fantastic the course was and giving tips to those who are going to be Dads later in the year.
We also learned so many simple things that we wouldn’t have even thought about before like the fact that I find it so much easier to relax when Mike is touching me.”

“I would just like to commend you on designing and running such a really fantastic course! It really has empowered both of us,to the point where most of our fears about birth have disappeared already. We have always wanted to go down the natural birth route, but felt that there was not enough support & advice out there about how to do it drug and pain free. Your course, although short, covered pretty much all aspects that I felt were missing from our antenatal classes & many more. Vic now feels a lot more confidant, and I actually feel like I have a proper role in the whole event, other that driving her to the hospital & sitting on the rocking chair! “

“I did really enjoy the course yesterday and I am definitely feeling much more positive, I was surprised actually by how much Luke and I talked about the course immediately after and the impact it has had on Luke, We both feel like he is more involved now and that he has got an invaluable role to play!”

Gentle Caesarean Workshop

Mindfulness and Connection

Infant Feeding

Every birth is a birth and every birth should be meaningful in a positive way

So What is a Gentle Caesarean?

Private Workshops

How to Book

The Mindful Hypnobirthing Way

Further reading and research

Affirmations

Testimonials

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“The course was brilliant, although we were somewhat sceptical beforehand it was great experience, and a super day to share together our expectations and needs.”

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“I’m looking forward to my birth experience and left the venue with a smile on my face and a bounce in my stride. This Course should be standard for every pregnant mother and her birth partner.”

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“Thanks for a brilliant class. I feel so much more relaxed about the whole thing and as a lovely bonus am now sleeping at night (after practising with the CD). Feel like a different person.”

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